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A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 (P.S.)

A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 (P.S.)

by James S. Shapiro

1599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England Shakespeare wrote four of his most famous plays: Henry the Fifth, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and, most remarkably, Hamlet ; Elizabethans sent off an army to crush an Irish rebellion, weathered an Armada threat from Spain, gambled on a fledgling East India Company, and waited to see who would succeed their aging and childless queen. James Shapiro... (more)

The Selected Poems of David Shapiro

by David Shapiro

David Shapiro's poetry--from his acclaimed 1965 debut January to the new poems debuting in this career-spanning collection--speaks with the resonance of a far-ranging erudition while simultaneously playing across the surface of American English with a musical sensibility unparalleled in contemporary verse. In this landmark volume, celebrating Shapiro’s 60th year and his 10th book-length volume of... (more)

Black & White

by Dani Shapiro

From the author of Family History (“Poised, absorbing . . . a bona fide page turner”— The New York Times Book Review ) and the best-selling memoir Slow Motion, a spellbinding novel about art, fame, ambition, and family that explores a provocative question: Is it possible for a mother to be true to herself and true to her children at the same time? Clara Brodeur has spent her entire adult life pulling herself... (more)

Murder Can Run Your Stockings: A Desiree Shapiro Mystery (Desiree Shapiro Mysteries (Paperback))

Murder Can Run Your Stockings: A Desiree Shapiro Mystery (Desiree Shapiro Mysteries (Paperback))

by Selma Eichler

Wisecracking New York detective Desiree Shapiro always offers queen-sized entertainment. This time, a client wants her to nab his old aunt's killer. But things get sticky as the suspects keep multiplying-and Dez's tepid relationship with her hot neighbor Nick starts to simmer.

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